A Truly Proud Mary

In honor of Pride NYC, we are posting this joyous image of a gay man hijacking a wedding with his interpretive dance impression of “Proud Mary.”

What pleases us the most is Gawker.com referring to the event as a “straight wedding.” Even if the distinction shouldn’t be made between the kinds of weddings, it’s nice to know that it’s starting to be made at all.

OK, so it looks like I can’t reply to comments via email like I could on the old system. Another bug added to the bug list.

Yes, the vid appears to be genuine. The bride and friends were all commenting on Gawker. Cameras these days are shooting great stuff. That might be shot on the wedding photographer’s SLR? A 5D? All you need is good lenses, the rest is pixels at this point. And HD loves low light.

Disagree with your assessment that the Vessel doesn't take its inspiration from step ghats, @kimmelman. It's a very clear reference to Jaipur's Chand Baori. Tarsem Singh's The Fall would illustrate it better than a Google Image search.

Next July 4th, when the tired old memes of the Queen agreeing to take America back into the British fold make their rounds, maybe the UK should finally consider statehood instead. #Brexit #GangThatCantShootStraight